The sin of Kibr (arrogance) is actually worse than many of the sins that we would be advising [other] people about.
Yasmin MogahedTo empty the heart does not mean to not love. On the contrary, true love, as God intented it, is purest when it is not based on a false attachment. The process of first emptying the heart can be found in the beginning half of the shahada (declaration of faith).
Yasmin MogahedBlessings come in packages of two. With every blessing is a test. So don't ever envy people who seem to have more than you. The more blessings, the more tests. And the greater the blessing, the harder the test.
Yasmin MogahedTell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
Yasmin Mogahed